Adjective groups & Phrases
... I don’t know much about this topic. 2. I know a little about this topic. 3. I know a bit about this topic and have used it. 4. I could explain this topic to my peers and assist them. ...
... I don’t know much about this topic. 2. I know a little about this topic. 3. I know a bit about this topic and have used it. 4. I could explain this topic to my peers and assist them. ...
16 Subject-Verb Agreement 16.1
... Roberto Clemente, a Baseball Hero 1. The first baseball team to hire Roberto Clemente (was/were) the Santurce Cangrejeros of Puerto Rico. 2. When Clemente joined the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1954, fifty thousand dollars (was/were) considered a princely salary. 3. Clemente’s family (was/were) eager to s ...
... Roberto Clemente, a Baseball Hero 1. The first baseball team to hire Roberto Clemente (was/were) the Santurce Cangrejeros of Puerto Rico. 2. When Clemente joined the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1954, fifty thousand dollars (was/were) considered a princely salary. 3. Clemente’s family (was/were) eager to s ...
Comparisons of equality and inequality
... Comparisons of equality and inequality EQUALITY: stating that actions, nouns, adjective/adverbs are equal when comparing two items. Examples in English: 1. Equal comparison using a noun: Paul reads as many books as Tim. We watch as many movies as you. 2. Equal comparison using an adjective/adverb: T ...
... Comparisons of equality and inequality EQUALITY: stating that actions, nouns, adjective/adverbs are equal when comparing two items. Examples in English: 1. Equal comparison using a noun: Paul reads as many books as Tim. We watch as many movies as you. 2. Equal comparison using an adjective/adverb: T ...
Teaching Plan Date: 18 October, 2016 (Day 5) Level of students
... 3. the form and function of present perfect tense General Learning objectives: At the end of this unit, students should be able to: 1. Consolidate the form and use of different tenses to talk about the future (lesson 1) 2. Consolidate the form and use of present perfect tense (lesson 2) 3. Distingui ...
... 3. the form and function of present perfect tense General Learning objectives: At the end of this unit, students should be able to: 1. Consolidate the form and use of different tenses to talk about the future (lesson 1) 2. Consolidate the form and use of present perfect tense (lesson 2) 3. Distingui ...
An Introductory Course in Theoretical English Grammar
... noun. Thrax distinguishes five such categories of the noun: ...
... noun. Thrax distinguishes five such categories of the noun: ...
Exercise 3 - Routledge
... 10. Eventually, men realized that it was cheaper to carry an umbrella than to take a coach every time it rained. (postmodifier) ...
... 10. Eventually, men realized that it was cheaper to carry an umbrella than to take a coach every time it rained. (postmodifier) ...
Semantic affix rivalry: the case of Portuguese nominalisers
... Coindexation is a semantic operation required in word formation processes such as affixation and compounding (Rodrigues & Rio-Torto 2013). In the case of affixation, coindexation is responsible for the adjunction of suffixes to the base, on the level of semantic structures operating in those formati ...
... Coindexation is a semantic operation required in word formation processes such as affixation and compounding (Rodrigues & Rio-Torto 2013). In the case of affixation, coindexation is responsible for the adjunction of suffixes to the base, on the level of semantic structures operating in those formati ...
Benefactives in English: evidence against argumenthood
... dative verb is interpreted by depends on the meaning of the verb in question. The entailments of the three sets of dative verbs (20a-c) each differ from one another, in contrast to the entailments of the single set of benefactives in (20d): (20a) John gave/handed/lent me a book, {and I was glad to g ...
... dative verb is interpreted by depends on the meaning of the verb in question. The entailments of the three sets of dative verbs (20a-c) each differ from one another, in contrast to the entailments of the single set of benefactives in (20d): (20a) John gave/handed/lent me a book, {and I was glad to g ...
Correcting Misuse of Verb Forms
... Subject-Verb Agreement The verb is not correctly inflected in number and person with respect to the subject. A common error is the confusion between the base form and the third person singular form, e.g., He *have been living there since June. ...
... Subject-Verb Agreement The verb is not correctly inflected in number and person with respect to the subject. A common error is the confusion between the base form and the third person singular form, e.g., He *have been living there since June. ...
Chapter 18: The Present Passive System Chapter 18 covers the
... here are those endings: -r, -ris, -tur, -mur, -mini, -ntur. Let's say those together: -r, -ris, -tur, -mur, -mini, -ntur. These are as important for you to remember as their active counterparts: -o, s, -t, and so on. Please commit them to memory as soon as possible. Note that the second person singu ...
... here are those endings: -r, -ris, -tur, -mur, -mini, -ntur. Let's say those together: -r, -ris, -tur, -mur, -mini, -ntur. These are as important for you to remember as their active counterparts: -o, s, -t, and so on. Please commit them to memory as soon as possible. Note that the second person singu ...
DISTRIBUTION OF INFINITIVE MARKERS IN ChAUCER`S
... exact dates are difficult to determine, since e was usually retained in writing. In Chaucer’s poetry, the word final e was generally pronounced in disyllabic words with a long stem-syllable at the end of the line, and mostly silent in other positions. It is safe to assume that by the end of the 14th ...
... exact dates are difficult to determine, since e was usually retained in writing. In Chaucer’s poetry, the word final e was generally pronounced in disyllabic words with a long stem-syllable at the end of the line, and mostly silent in other positions. It is safe to assume that by the end of the 14th ...
Phrases
... • Consists of a participle and its related words, such as modifiers and complements, all of which are together as an adjective – Approaching the curve, the truck slowed down. ...
... • Consists of a participle and its related words, such as modifiers and complements, all of which are together as an adjective – Approaching the curve, the truck slowed down. ...
La grama tica- grammar
... The verb ‘estar’ (to be) is one of the most commonly used verbs in the Spanish language. You should memorize the different forms of this verb in the present tense, as it will be extremely useful to you. Just as in English, the verb forms change (conjugate) depending on the subject. The subject is th ...
... The verb ‘estar’ (to be) is one of the most commonly used verbs in the Spanish language. You should memorize the different forms of this verb in the present tense, as it will be extremely useful to you. Just as in English, the verb forms change (conjugate) depending on the subject. The subject is th ...
Gerunds
... 2) Introduce the term "gerunds." 3) Identify gerunds and participles in a sentence. 4) Create sentences using gerunds and participles as sentence ...
... 2) Introduce the term "gerunds." 3) Identify gerunds and participles in a sentence. 4) Create sentences using gerunds and participles as sentence ...
Underline the appropriate words or phrases in bold in these short
... 1. Alle drei Prüfungsteile (presentation, grammar, writing) müssen positiv absolviert werden. Im Falle eines Nicht genügends in einem Teil müssen alle Teile erneut absolviert werden ...
... 1. Alle drei Prüfungsteile (presentation, grammar, writing) müssen positiv absolviert werden. Im Falle eines Nicht genügends in einem Teil müssen alle Teile erneut absolviert werden ...
levin`s verb classes and basque. a comparative approach
... in Basque, which means that, unlike in English, this alternation is not going to be conclusive to distinguish verbs like “hit” and “cut” from “break”. The same occurs with the “give” and ‘contribute” verbs classes, which in English are distinguished for the different behavior of the dative alternati ...
... in Basque, which means that, unlike in English, this alternation is not going to be conclusive to distinguish verbs like “hit” and “cut” from “break”. The same occurs with the “give” and ‘contribute” verbs classes, which in English are distinguished for the different behavior of the dative alternati ...
Distributional structure in language: Contributions to noun–verb
... was familiarized or unfamiliarized. Neither the counterbalancing factor nor the interaction between counterbalancing and familiarization were significant (both F’s < 1). The main effect of familiarization was also not significant, F(1,23) = 1.85 p = 0.186: infants did not reliably discriminate famil ...
... was familiarized or unfamiliarized. Neither the counterbalancing factor nor the interaction between counterbalancing and familiarization were significant (both F’s < 1). The main effect of familiarization was also not significant, F(1,23) = 1.85 p = 0.186: infants did not reliably discriminate famil ...
Compound Sentences Comma Usage: Whenever you have two
... Two independent clauses—two sentences—separated by a coordinating conjunction—for, an, nor, but, or, yet, so—must also be marked by a comma before the coordinating conjunction. Sentence A: Correct comma usage: John ran to the store, but he walked home. Notice that both clauses on either side of the ...
... Two independent clauses—two sentences—separated by a coordinating conjunction—for, an, nor, but, or, yet, so—must also be marked by a comma before the coordinating conjunction. Sentence A: Correct comma usage: John ran to the store, but he walked home. Notice that both clauses on either side of the ...
Making Complex Sentences
... Choose five adverbial subordinators you’ve never used before but would like to learn. Write model sentences in your notebook. Use one of these sentences for your daily practice. ...
... Choose five adverbial subordinators you’ve never used before but would like to learn. Write model sentences in your notebook. Use one of these sentences for your daily practice. ...
Making Complex Sentences - umei004c
... Choose five adverbial subordinators you’ve never used before but would like to learn. Write model sentences in your notebook. Use one of these sentences for your daily practice. ...
... Choose five adverbial subordinators you’ve never used before but would like to learn. Write model sentences in your notebook. Use one of these sentences for your daily practice. ...
Verbals PPT
... • I missed the road to take to the beach. • The place to see moose is Canada. • I need a place to keep my book bag. Adjective infinitive phrases will come directly after a noun and modify it by answering “which?” or “what kind?.” ...
... • I missed the road to take to the beach. • The place to see moose is Canada. • I need a place to keep my book bag. Adjective infinitive phrases will come directly after a noun and modify it by answering “which?” or “what kind?.” ...
A Biographical Memoir of Kenneth Hale
... Hale obtained his PhD in 1959 at Indiana University with a thesis A Papago Grammar. He then spent two years doing fieldwork in Australia, during which time he collected the basic linguistic data (morphology and core vocabulary) of around 70 languages and made a more intensive study of many of these. ...
... Hale obtained his PhD in 1959 at Indiana University with a thesis A Papago Grammar. He then spent two years doing fieldwork in Australia, during which time he collected the basic linguistic data (morphology and core vocabulary) of around 70 languages and made a more intensive study of many of these. ...
Non-finite Verb Phrases Practice Sentences NON
... Both by concepts and by the concept that dominates our lives modify unseamed. In particular modifies the second by. Living and unseamed are the main words of non-finite verb phrases that both modify she. Of oneness modifies world. In a miraculous world of oneness modifies living. Living in a miracul ...
... Both by concepts and by the concept that dominates our lives modify unseamed. In particular modifies the second by. Living and unseamed are the main words of non-finite verb phrases that both modify she. Of oneness modifies world. In a miraculous world of oneness modifies living. Living in a miracul ...
Valency Grammar
... belong to the valency of individual verb types, whereas ‘circonstants’ are in principle potential dependents in any sentence, regardless of the verb. Thus the constellation of ‘actants’ represented in (B) in Figure 1 is characteristic of one subclass of English verbs that includes not only offer but ...
... belong to the valency of individual verb types, whereas ‘circonstants’ are in principle potential dependents in any sentence, regardless of the verb. Thus the constellation of ‘actants’ represented in (B) in Figure 1 is characteristic of one subclass of English verbs that includes not only offer but ...
1. Personal Pronouns Personal pronouns tell which person or thing
... There is / there are "There" is a kind of pronoun used to show something you know exists. Compare these two sentences: - "A fly is in my soup." - "There is a fly in my soup!" The first sentence is factual and impersonal. The fly is the subject, and the soup is the object. In the second sentence the ...
... There is / there are "There" is a kind of pronoun used to show something you know exists. Compare these two sentences: - "A fly is in my soup." - "There is a fly in my soup!" The first sentence is factual and impersonal. The fly is the subject, and the soup is the object. In the second sentence the ...